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November 14, 2013

Thank you to Wimborne and Ferndown Lions

November 14, 2013/ Guest User
Thank you to Wimborne and Ferndown Lions

Wimborne & Ferndown Lions Club President, Frank Fortey, presented a cheque for £2500 to the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation. 

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November 14, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
November 13, 2013

Paulette's Organic Gifts Raising Funds for the JTYAF

November 13, 2013/ Guest User
Paulette's Organic Gifts Raising Funds for the JTYAF

Paulette Winwood is a consultant for the organic skin care company Neal's Yard Remedies and would like to promote their Christmas gifts to the local community and help raise money for JTYAF.  

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November 13, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
October 15, 2013

The Air Cadet Junior Leaders Kenyan Expedition

October 15, 2013/ Guest User
The Air Cadet Junior Leaders Kenyan Expedition

The JTYAF was privileged to provide the funds for a life changing volunteering project for six Air Cadet Junior Leaders (JL's)  from Course XIV.  

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October 15, 2013/ Guest User/
Award winners
October 14, 2013

BPCSU Volunteering for the JTYAF

October 14, 2013/ Guest User
BPCSU Volunteering for the JTYAF

We were honoured to have been chosen as the focus of a volunteering project,  by students from the National Citizenship Course at Bournemouth and Poole College.   

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October 14, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
October 14, 2013

Wimborne and Ferndown Lions Club 2013 Quiz Night

October 14, 2013/ Guest User
Wimborne and Ferndown Lions Club 2013 Quiz Night

Wimborne and Ferndown Lions Club certainly know how to put on a Quiz Night and on Thursday 3rd October they did just that.   

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October 14, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
October 14, 2013

Team JTYAF & the Bournemouth Marathon Festival

October 14, 2013/ Guest User
Team JTYAF & the Bournemouth Marathon Festival

We were so pleased to have such fantastic support for the JTYAF at this years inaugural Bournemouth Marathon Festival.   We had 10 runners in the Marathon, 3 in the Half Marathon, 3 in the 10K and 8 in the 5K, which was a brilliant achievement for a small local charity.  

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October 14, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
October 14, 2013

2nd JTYAF Companion Dog Show

October 14, 2013/ Guest User
2nd JTYAF Companion Dog Show

The second JTYAF Companion Dog Show was a great success raising almost £400 for the JTYAF!  We had lots of entries for both the Pedigree and Novelty Classes, lots of rosettes and trophies awarded and lots of very proud owners! 

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October 14, 2013/ Guest User/
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September 27, 2013

Matthew & Neil's Stand-Up Challenge Raises £10K

September 27, 2013/ Guest User
Matthew & Neil's Stand-Up Challenge Raises £10K

Matthew Quinn (pictured above)  is a great friend of the JTYAF and has recently displayed great courage by organising a Black Tie Charity Dinner with two top comedians.   

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September 27, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
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September 27, 2013

Lottie's Afternoon Tea with a Porsche!

September 27, 2013/ Guest User
Lottie's Afternoon Tea with a Porsche!

Lottie Gilbert and her family recently organised an Afternoon Tea at their home in Ferndown, raising £720 for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation and Help for Heroes.

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September 27, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
September 13, 2013

The 5th Dorset Plane Pull

September 13, 2013/ Guest User
The 5th Dorset Plane Pull

Bank Holiday Monday was a fantastic day for the 5th Dorset Plane Pull.  With blue skies and wall to wall sunshine the crowds just kept coming and it was the most successful Plane Pull to date.

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September 13, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
September 13, 2013

Richie's One Man Non Stop 150,000 metre Rowathon

September 13, 2013/ Guest User
Richie's One Man Non Stop 150,000 metre Rowathon

The Bank Holiday weekend saw Royal Marine Richie Puttock smash his one man, non stop rowing challenge completing 150,000 metres in 11 3/4 hours. 

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September 13, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
September 13, 2013

VIP Hospitality at the Bournemouth Air Festival

September 13, 2013/ Guest User
VIP Hospitality at the Bournemouth Air Festival

The JTYAF Hospitality Day at the Bournemouth Air Festival was a resounding success raising over £8000 for the foundation.  This was the result of a great deal of hard work and also the fantastic support received from so many local businesses and friends of the JTYAF.

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September 13, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
September 13, 2013

Alec is selected for Top Course

September 13, 2013/ Guest User
Alec is selected for Top Course

Alec Cottrell is an outstanding cadet from 2185 (Wareham) Squadron and has recently completed a competitive selection process for a place on a Qualified Aerospace Instructors Course (QAIC) with the Air Cadets.  

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Award winners
September 13, 2013

Exercise Velo Owl

September 13, 2013/ Guest User
Exercise Velo Owl

As part of a Battlefield tour to Normandy thirty five Royal Marine and Army officers took part in a sponsored cycle tour from Shrivenham Defence Academy to Bayeux in France and back.

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September 13, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
August 28, 2013

Conditioning Centre Millionaires

August 28, 2013/ Guest User
Conditioning Centre Millionaires

The Conditioning Centre has been set up to provide targeted Strength & Conditioning for people who take their performance seriously. 

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August 28, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
August 28, 2013

Jake trains to lead Duke of Edinburgh's Award Expeditions

August 28, 2013/ Guest User
Jake trains to lead Duke of Edinburgh's Award Expeditions

Jake Dove is an exceptional leader and recently achieved his Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award.  

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August 28, 2013/ Guest User/
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August 23, 2013

Parkstone Roughnecks smashed the Spartan Sprint Race

August 23, 2013/ Guest User
Parkstone Roughnecks smashed the Spartan Sprint Race

The Parkstone Roughnecks, a team from 2391 (Parkstone) Squadron Air Cadets took on a Spartan Challenge in order to raise funds for the JTYAF.  

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August 23, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
August 15, 2013

Congratulations to 'The Drinking Team with a Cycling Problem'

August 15, 2013/ Guest User
Congratulations to 'The Drinking Team with a Cycling Problem'

A massive congratulations and well done to 'The Drinking Team with a Cycling Problem' who took part in the first ever Ride London 100 on August 4th completing the 100 mile route in 5 1/2 hours!  

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August 15, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
July 23, 2013

Matt takes on the Chippenham Half

July 23, 2013/ Guest User
Matt takes on the Chippenham Half

Matt Harrin is an adult Flight sergeant with 1244 (Swindon) Squadron Air Training Corps and has been a member of the ATC for 16 years.

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July 23, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
July 17, 2013

Nick, Steve and Si all set to Ride London 100

July 17, 2013/ Guest User
Nick, Steve and Si all set to Ride London 100

On Sunday August the 4th Nick and Steve Rogers and Simon Lock will be participating in the first ever RideLondon 100.  

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July 17, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
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The JTYAF supports young people from a wide range of youth organisations providing them with scholarships and bursaries to support their personal development and the pursuit of their ambitions.

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The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) was set up in memory of John Thornton who was tragically killed in Afghanistan in 2008. 

The JTYAF provides opportunities for young people to help them to develop as individuals and fulfil their ambitions in life as John was able to do.


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